Security

WikiLeaks Launches Anti-Surveillance Campaign

Commercial firms are watching every move, says WikiLeaks' Spy Files campaign

13 years ago

Duqu Attackers Wiped Traces Off Linux C&C Servers

Kaspersky Lab's Duqu Trojan analysis shows CentOS Linux servers were used for command-and-control

13 years ago

Mobile “Big Brother” Carrier IQ Busted

Carrier IQ software logs every stroke on Android, RIM and Nokia phones, and says it's for your own good

13 years ago

HP: 50 Zettabytes Of Data Created Each Year By 2020

As data explodes HP Labs is showing some ideas on how businesses can cope with it

13 years ago

Silk Browser Guards Privacy Amazon Tells Congress

Amazon confirms non- track Kindle Fire policy despite routing browser traffic through cloud servers

13 years ago

Fake AntiVirus Mimics Real AV Products: Kaspersky

Kaspersky Lab says it is increasingly difficult to tell fake antivirus products from real antivirus software

13 years ago

NetWars Tests Security Pros in Real-World Scenarios

the NetWars challenge will put the UK's best cyber security professionals go head to head

13 years ago

Delete Before You Dispose, Or Stand Open To Threats

UK firms must learn to destroy confidential data when IT equipment reaches the end of its working life

13 years ago

HP Dismisses Malicious Printer Hijack Hack

Firmware print job redirection hack publicly demonstrated by a Columbia University team disputed by HP

13 years ago

UN Was ‘Not Compromised’ In TeamPoison Hack

UN Development Programme says no sensitive information was lost as Teampoison published its emails

13 years ago

Facebook Settles Over Misleading Privacy Changes

Facebook has settled Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive behaviour over privacy settings

13 years ago

Wikileaks Delays Online Submission System

Security fears over SSL prompt Wikileaks to delay the launch of its online submission system

13 years ago

WatchGuard Looks To iOS With Security Appliance

WatchGuard seeks to provide secure connectivity for mobile devices with a new SMB security appliance

13 years ago

US Patriots v EU Liberals In 2012 Cloud Olympics

Cloud services could lose, in an Olympian contest over privacy between US patriots and EU human rights defenders, says Eric…

13 years ago

RIM Enters MDM Market With BlackBerry Mobile Fusion

RIM's management software will handle Androids and apple iPhones, as well as BlackBerrys

13 years ago

Common Coding Errors Added To NIST Database

The expanded Samate Reference Dataset from NIST helps developers squeeze new bugs out of their code

13 years ago

ICO Fines Councils For Breach

Some council staff don't know the difference between internal and external email, the ICO has found

13 years ago

Twitter’s Whisper Systems Buy Nets Security Experts

Twitter's acquisition of Whisper looks like a talent grab targeting Moxie Marlinspike and Stuart Anderson

13 years ago

MoD Admits More Laptop Losses

The MoD has admitted to mislaying IT equipment including more than 180 laptops

13 years ago

Stop Giving Users Admin Rights!

Users can cause a lot of damage when given admin rights. It is time to stop the rot, says Paul…

13 years ago

Liability Framework Missing From Security Strategy

BCS says the. government strategy is a good overall vision, but lacks emphasis in key areas

13 years ago

EC To Stop Facebook Eavesdropping

An EC Directive will ban information harvesting on social networking sites for targeted advertising

13 years ago

Android Blasted For Software Update Chaos

Half the Android handsets on the market have out-of-date and insecure software, says security firm

13 years ago

ICO Starts Blogging With A Look At Online Privacy

The Information Commissioner's Office has set up a blog to allow discussion of data protection issues

13 years ago

Swedish Cloud DBaaS Avoids Patriot Privacy Snag

As the Patriot Act drowns Safe Habor concepts, European cloud services find a marketing angle

13 years ago

IT Can’t Handle Mobility, Says Report

Companies throughout Europe still struggle to keep up with the growing BYOD trend

13 years ago

Government Enlists Business Support For Cyber-Sec

The government has published plans to prevent cyber attacks and crime while protecting growth

13 years ago

Internet Firms Row Over Criminal Websites

Talks over an official policy on "fraudulent" Website suspensions have stalled

13 years ago

Careless UK Firms Ignore USB Security

In the last two years, UK employees have lost more than 17,000 staff and customer records on USB sticks

13 years ago

iTunes Malware Kicks Off Christmas Scam Season

An email pretending to offer $50 of credit on the iTunes Store could take over a user's system

13 years ago